Halloween Pumpkin Soup

If you are looking for a winter warmer, this Halloween pumpkin soup is the perfect choice! Adapted from a recipe in Seriously Spooky Fun by Marion Haslam, it is a great way of using up the leftover insides of your pumpkin once you have had fun carving it up!

Halloween Pumpkin Soup

• 900g (2lb) pumpkin, diced
• 1 large apple, diced
• 1 onion, chopped
• 1 carrot, sliced
• 1 stick of celery, sliced
• 2 garlic cloves, crushed
• 25g / 1 oz butter
• 1.2 l (2 pts) chicken or veg stock
• Dash of Tabasco
• 1 bay leaf
• Few thyme leaves
• 150ml / 5fl oz low fat creme fraiche
• 1/2 tsp nutmeg
• Salt & pepper
• Chives or parsley chopped

Method:

1. Add butter to a saucepan and saute the vegetables and garlic for a few minutes. Add the pumpkin, apple, stock, tabasco, bay leaf and thyme.
2. Bring to the boil and simmer for 20-25 minutes.
3. Remove the bay leaf and puree the soup in a blender or with hand blender until smooth.
4. Stir in most of the creme fraiche and season with the nutmeg, salt & pepper.
5. Use a spoon to swirl in some creme fraiche and sprinkling of chopped chives or parsley.

Related recipes: Halloween Toasted Pumpkin Seeds and Pumpkin Scones

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